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Rose gold brilliance cascades across The Dome Ring by MEVARIS DESIGN AND ART GALLERY, commanding attention through its masterful orchestration of precious materials and architectural inspiration…

The Dome Ring by Fatma Altinbas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Golden A' Design Award in Jewelry Design Competition Category.


GoldJewelry· 2024

The Dome Ring

by Fatma Altinbas

Client: Mevaris Jewellery

Golden A' Design Award Winner in Jewelry Category

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The Design

About The Dome Ring

The design takes its inspirations from the unique blend of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman architectures. The Dome ring, as unique in its design that it is a modern interpretation of famous Domes of Hagia Sophia. The design is an outcome of the Phd research that Fatma Altinbas had held in Grand Bazaar for 2 years, about the history of jewellery manufacturing in the area. The Dome ring is crafted from 18-carat rose gold and adorned with a total of 0.22 carats of G color, VS1 clarity diamonds, both on the inside and outside.

The Recognition

About the Golden A' Design Award

The Dome Ring is a Golden A' Design Award winner, an immensely prestigious recognition granted to first-rate, marvelous, and outstanding designs. Golden winners are exceedingly innovative, visionary, and glamorously dazzling creations that reflect the prodigy, wisdom, and prowess of their designers. The Dome Ring is expected to be a highly praised, trendsetting, and monumental invention that delivers unprecedented value. This Golden A' Design Award-winning design is a spectacular, respected project that highly benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. The Dome Ring creates intense feelings of desire, evokes passion, encourages creativity, and fascinates us.

Where to Get It

Istanbul-Inspired Fine Jewelry

We create exceptional jewelry that celebrates Istanbul's rich heritage through contemporary design. Our pieces blend centuries of craftsmanship tradition with modern aesthetics, featuring precious stones and meticulous artistry. Each creation tells a story of cultural wealth and timeless elegance.

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Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The design takes its inspirations from the unique blend of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman architectures. The Dome ring, as unique in its design that it is a modern interpretation of famous Domes of Hagia Sophia.
Dimensions & Packaging
The diameter of the dome is 17mm x height 10mm, the width of the ring is 6mm x its size is optional. The visual with all the measurement details is available in the documents section.
Tags
Mevaris, Dome, Ring, Haghia Sophia, Gold, Diamond, Enamel
Production Technology
The Dome ring is a visual feast of elaborate ornamentation of 18 carat rose gold and 0.22 carat, G color, VS1 diamonds both in the inside and outside.
Design Challenge
The hardest part was to find the perfect measurements for the perfect appearance and also make the design easy to use.
Research
The design is an outcome of the Phd research that Fatma Altinbas had held in Grand Bazaar for 2 years, about the history of jewellery manufacturing in the area. She has evaluated the artisans and their designs and their inspirations for years. Her observations of the the architectural visuals of historical buildings has inspired her. Her Phd research has been published as a book by Rizzoli in 2019, named 'Stones of The Grand Bazaar'
Inspiration
Ring takes it's inspiration from one of the world's revered structures,Hagia Sophia of Istanbul..The famous domes of Hagia Sophia has been built in the sixth century and it is one of the masterpieces of Byzantine architecture with its thenunparalleled dome construction and the light of its forty windows creating an etheral ambiance. Domes are always prominent in the design language of Istanbul.
Project Duration
The project started in June 2018 in İstanbul and finished in April 2019 and was exhibited in Burlington Arcade of London.
Operation Flow
The white enamel of the Dome is comes also in turquoise and burgundy color.
Patents
Patented. Copyrights belong to Fatma Altinbas.
Team Members
Fatma Altinbas
Image Credits
Fatma Altinbas

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